Assembly for holding and arrow in a nocked or fully drawn position

ABSTRACT

AN ARCHERY ASSEMBLY FOR HOLDING AN ARROW IN A FULLY DRAWN POSITION OR A NOCKED POSITION ON A BOW STRING OF A BOW INCLUDING A ROD EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE BOX AND TERMINATING IN A SHAFT-LIKE PORTION WITH A CANTILEVERED UPTURNED END. A FIRST CIRCULAR MEMBER IS DISPOSED ABOUT THE ROD AND IS RETAINED THEREON BY A STOP DISPOSED ABOUT THE ROD TO PREVENT THE FIRST CIRCULAR MEMBER FROM BEING REMOVED THEREFROM. ATTACHED TO THE FIRST CIRCULAR MEMBER IS A RESILIENT ELEMENT SUCH AS RUBBER BAND WHICH IS IN TURN ATTACHED TO OR COVERED BY AN ELONGATED PIECE OF MATERIAL, IF ATTACHED, A SECOND RESILIENT MEMBER CONNECTS THE ELONGATED PIECE TO A SECOND CIRCULAR MEMBER. THE ASSEMBLY MAY BE DISPOSED ABOUT AN ARROW WITH THE SECOND CIRCULAR MEMBER DISPOSED ON THE SHAFT-LIKE PORTION OF THE ROD FOR RETAINING THE ARROW IN THE NOCKED POSITION UNTIL THE ARROW IS MOVED LONGITUDINALLY OF ITSELF WHEREBY THE SECOND CIRCULAR MEMBER WILL BE MOVED OFF THE CANTILEVERED END OF THE SHAFT-LIKE PORTION. IN ONE EMBODIMENT THE ARROW IS RELEASED AS IT MOVES FORWARDLY AND IN THE OTHER EMBODIMENT IT IS RELEASED AS IT IS DRAWN REARWARDLY.

Sept. 21, 1971 v R, CARELLA 3,606,875

ASSEMBLY FOR HOLDING AN ARROW IN A NOCKED OR FULLY DRAWN POSITION Filed Nov. 24, 1969 INVEN'IUR.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,606,875 ASSEMBLY FOR HOLDING AN ARROW IN A NOCKED OR FULLY DRAWN POSITION Richard F. Carella, 35572 Strathcona, Mount Clemens, Mich. 48043 Filed Nov. 24, 1969, Ser. No. 879,494 Int. Cl. F41b /00 US. Cl. 124-24 15 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An archery assembly for holding an arrow in a fully drawn position or a nocked position on a bow string of a bow including a rod extending rearwardly from the bow and terminating in a shaft-like portion with a cantilevered upturned end. A first circular member is disposed about the rod and is retained thereon by a stop disposed about the rod to prevent the first circular member from being removed therefrom. Attached to the first circular member is a resilient element such as rubber band which is in turn attached to or covered by an elongated piece of material, if attached, a second resilient member connects the elongated piece to a second circular member. The assembly may be disposed about an arrow with the second circular member disposed on the shaft-like portion of the rod for retaining the arrow in the nocked position until the arrow is moved longitudinally of itself whereby the second circular member will be moved off the cantilevered end of the shaft-like portion. In one embodiment the arrow is released as it moves forwardly and in the other embodiment it is released as it is drawn rearwardly,

This invention relates to an archery assembly and, more particularly, to such an assembly for holding an arrow in the nocked position or in a fully drawn position on a bow string of a how. The nocked position is the shooting position of the arrow where its rear-notched end engages the bow string.

Archery equipment is utilized quite extensively in hunting and in a hunting situation the arrow must be positioned so that it may be rapidly shot. It frequently occurs that an arrow in the drawn position will fall off the arrow rest and cause a noise sufiicient to scare the game which is being stalked. Additionally, the forward end of an arrow in the drawn position is frequently raised from or twisted off of the arrow rest by the force of the fingers disposed on each side of the rear end of the arrow and engaging the bow string. It is therefore desirous that the arrow be retained in engagement with the bow. It is also necessary, however, when utilizing any means for retaining the forward end of the arrow against the bow so as to be in the shooting position, that such means be readily releasable when it is desired to shoot the arrow so that the path or trajectory of the arrow is in no way affected.

There have been means developed and utilized in archery for retaining the arrow against the bow or on a rest on the bow and in the shooting position. The prior art devices are not entirely satisfactory because the arrow must be manually disengaged from the retaining means prior to shooting and in some instances the devices dont hold the arrow on the rest at the fully drawn position and/ or the retaining means is complex to the extent that it is unsatisfactory.

Accordingly, it is an object and feature of this invention to provide an archery assembly for holding an arrow in the nocked position or fully drawn position on a bow string and a bow which is simple in construction and which automatically disengages the arrow upon longitudinal movement of the arrow.

3,606,875 Patented Sept. 21, 1971 In correlation with the foregoing object and feature, it is another object and feature of this invention to provide such an archery assembly which includes a support means for attachment to a bow and retention means for looping engagement about an arrow and releasable connection means to disengage the arrow in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow.

Other objects and attendant advantages of the present invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the instant invention;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view similar to FIG. 2 but showing the arrow retaining means disengaged from the arrow;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken substantially along line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing another preferred embodiment of the instant invention;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 5; and

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view similar to FIG. 6 but showing the retention means disengaged from the arrow.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like numerals indicate like corresponding parts throughout the several views, preferred embodiments of the archery assembly constructed in accordance with the instant invention are generally shown at 10 and 10' respectively.

Referring first to FIGS. 1 through 4, the archery assembly 10 holds an arrow 12 in the nocked position on a bow string 14 of a how 16. The arrow 12 is in the nocked position when the bifurcated or nocked end 18 thereof engages the string 14 between the string nocks 20, The bow 16 includes an arrow rest generally indicated at 22 for supporting the arrow 12. The archery assembly includes a support means generally indicated at 24 and adapted for attachment to the bow 16. Also included is a retention means generally indicated at 26 for looping engagement about the arrow 12 and releasable connection to the support means 24 to retain the arrow 12 to the how 16, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, and for releasing from the support means 24 to disengage the arrow 12 in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow, as illustrated in FIG. 3.

The support means 24 includes a shaft-like portion 28 which is disposed generally perpendicular to the bow 16 and terminates in a cantilevered end 30, the cantilevered end 30 being upturned and disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the shaft-like portion 28.

The retention means 26 includes a catch defined by a first circular member 32 for disposition about the shaftlike portion 28 and slidable therealong so that the retention means 26 may be looped about the arrow 12 and connected to the support means 24 by the catch or circular member 32 being disposed about the shaft-like portion 28 and may be disengaged from the arrow 12 by the catch or circular member 32 sliding along the shaft-like portion 28 and olf the cantilevered end 30 in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow.

The retention means comprises an elongated strip of material 34 and resilient elements or rubber bands 36 extending therethrough and from each end thereof. The rubber bands 36 may be one integral endless rubber band extending through the strip of material 34 or may be separated and attached to each end of the strip of material 34 as in the second embodiment to be described hereinafter. The strip of material 34 may be of a flexible plastic, leather, or the like. The rubber band or bands 36 are looped through the catch or circular member 32. The other end of the retention means is attached to the support means 24 through a second circular member 38 which is attached to the rubber bands 36. A stop 40 is disposed on the shaft-like portion 28 for preventing the second circular member 38 from being removed therefrom.

The support means 24 includes attachment means defined by the threads 42 for attachment to the bow 16. There is also a connection means defined by a first length 44 and a second length 46 extending between the threads 42 and the shaft-like portion 28 for supporting the shaftlike portion 28 so that the cantilevered end 30 thereof points in the same direction in which the threads 42 attach to the bow 16. The support means 24 may therefore be attached to the bow by the threads 42 so that the shaftlike portion 28 extends generally forwardly and toward the bow 16 so that the catch or circular member 32 slides along the shaft-like portion 28 and ofi the cantilevered end 30- in response to forward movement of the arrow as indicated in FIG. 3.

The upturned end or cantilevered end portion 30 guides the first circular member 32 off of the shaft-like portion 28 and allows quiet and smooth releasing; thus, eliminating any possible hanging up if shaft-like portion 28 were merely straight.

When the arrow 12 is retained in the nocked or shooting position illustrated in FIG. 1, and the arrow 12 is drawn so that it moves rearwardly longitudinally the circular member 32 is urged against the stop 40. When the bow string 14 is released to move the arrow 12 forwardly, the coaction between the strip 34 and the arrow 12 moves the catch or circular member 32 forwardly along the shaft portion 28 until it reaches the upturned portion 30 whereby it will quickly release as shown in FIG. 3. As is evident, very little forward movement of the arrow is necessary to release the retention means 26.

The embodiment 10 of FIGS. 5 through 7 is similar to the first described embodiment. The assembly 10' includes a shaft-like portion 28' which is disposed perpendicular to the bow 16' and also terminates in a angulated cantilevered end 30'.

The retention means includes a flexible strip of material 34' with resilient elements such as rubber bands 36' attached to each end thereof. One rubber band 36' is looped through the catch or first circular member 32' and the other rubber band 36' is attached to a second circular member 38 which is disposed on the shaft-like portion 28'. A stop member 40' is disposed on the shaftlike portion 28' to retain the second circular member 38' thereon so that the retention means is attached at one end thereof to the support means.

The second embodiment also includes attachment means comprising threads (not shown) for threaded engagement with the how 16. In the second embodiment, the support means comprises a rod with the threads on one end and disposed in threaded engagement with the how 16' with the shaft-like portion 28 extending therefrom generally rearwardly toward the bow string so that the catch or first circular member 32 slides along the shaft-like portion 28 and oif the cantilevered end 30 thereof in response to rearward drawing or longitudinal movement of the arrow. Thus, in the second embodiment, the retention means is released as the arrow is initially drawn rearwardly in contradistinction to the first embodiment where the retention means is not released until after the arrow is drawn rearwardly and released to begin its forward longitudinal movement.

The invention has been described in an illustrative manner, and it is to be understood that the terminology which has been used is intended to be in the nature of words of description rather than of limitation.

Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teach- 4 ings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. An archery assembly for holding an arrow in a nocked position on a bow string of a bow and comprising; support means adapted for attachment to a bow, retention means for looping engagement about an arrow and releasable conection to said support means to retain the arrow to the bow and for releasing from said support means to disengage the arrow in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow.

2. An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said retention means is elongated and is resilient along at least a portion of the length thereof.

3. An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said support means includes a shaft-like portion for disposition generally perpendicular to the bow and terminating on a cantilevered end, and said retention means includes a catch for disposition about said shaft-like portion and slidable therealong whereby said retention means may be looped about an arrow and connected to said support means by said catch being disposed about said shaft-like portion and may be disengaged from the arrow by said catch sliding along said shaft-like portion and off said cantilevered end thereof in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow.

4. An assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said cantilevered end is angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of the remainder of said shaft-like portion.

5. An assembly as set forth in claim 4 wherein said retention means includes an elongated strip of material and resilient elements extending from each end thereof.

6. An assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said catch is at a first end of said retention means and the second end thereof is attached to said support means.

7. An assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein said catch comprises a first circular member and said retention means includes a second circular member disposed on said shaft-like portion for connecting said retention means to said support means, and a stop disposed on said shaftlike portion for preventing said second circular member from being removed therefrom.

8. An assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein said support means comprises attachment means for attachment to a bow with said shaft-like portion extending therefrom whereby said attachment means may be attached to the rear of a bow with said shaft-like portion extending generally rearwardly toward the bow string so that said catch slides along said shaft-like portion and olf said cantilevered end thereof in response to rearward drawing movement of the arrow.

9. An assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein said support means comprises a rod with threads on one end defining said attachment means and the other end defining said shaft-like portion.

10. An assembly as set forth in claim 6' wherein said support means comprises attachment means for attachment to a bow and connection means extending between said attachment means and said shaft-like portion for supporting said shaft-like portion so that said cantilevered end points in the same direction in which said attachment means attaches to a bow 'whereby said attachment means may be attached to a bow with said shaft-like portion extending generally forwardly toward the bow so that said catch slides along said shaft-like portion and off said cantilevered end thereof in response to forward movement of the arrow.

11. An assembly as set forth in claim 10- wherein said support means comprises a rod with threads on one end defining said attachment means and extending therefrom in a first length which is spaced and parallel to said shaftlike portion with a second length interconnecting said shaft-like portion and said first length, said first and second lengths defining said connection means.

12. An archery assembly comprising; a bow, a bow string attached thereto rearwardly of said bow, support means attached to said bow, retention means for looping engagement about an arrow and releasable connection to said support means to retain the arrow to the bow and for releasing from said support means to disengage the arrow in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow.

13. An assembly as set forth in claim 12 wherein said retention means is elongated and is resilient along at least a portion of the length thereof.

14. An assembly as set forth in claim 12 wherein said support means includes a shaft-like portion for disposition generally perpendicular to the bow and terminating in a cantilevered end, and said retention means includes a catch for disposition about said shaft-like portion and slidable therealong whereby said retention means may be looped about an arrow and connected to said support means by said catch being disposed about said shaft-like portion and may be disengaged from the arrow by said catch sliding along said shaft-like portion and ofif said cantilevered end thereof in response to longitudinal movement of the arrow.

15. An assembly as set forth in claim 14 wherein said catch is at a first end of said retention means and the second end thereof is attached to said support means.

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